Fourteen years old this winter.

At this time, Datang has slowly stabilized under Li Chong's control.

But......

If this 10,000-ton giant ship can't be built, there is still no way to reassure young people who have reached a height of 1.66 meters.

To this end......

After going to the barracks for the Chinese New Year's Eve the previous year.

This is the third year of His Majesty, and Li Chong also visited the shipyard in Yangzhou.

Urging the ship to do it as soon as possible.

Of course!

It's both fast and safe.

And then there's ......

This navy has also been training for almost two years.

So......

It's time to set off to Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean to practice.

The current situation is that ten steel warships, escorting one transport ship.

The design of the transport ship is a carrying capacity of 160,000 stones.

That's 16 million catties.

How many cars are enough and how far can I run when I come back from this trip?

All I can say is......

It's a bit of a bad idea.

Because......

You also have to look at the quality of the oil.

However, generally according to a pound of oil, three to forty percent of gasoline and diesel can be refined.

This is close to five or six million catties of gasoline and diesel, which is enough to make money.

Because in Datang, you can't produce so much gasoline and diesel at once on a large scale.

Li Zhong made a rough estimate.

This trip should be enough for 60,000 or 70,000 cars with a fuel tank of 50 liters to cover 300 to 500 kilometers.

Not to mention......

Among them, 10 percent, that is, nearly 1.6 million catties of kerosene, can be sold.

Take a trip......

In about three months, there will be about seven or eight million catties of gasoline, diesel and kerosene.

Even if it is sold for ten cents per catty, it can be sold for seventy or eighty thousand.

Of course!

It will definitely not be sold for ten pennies per catty.

Kerosene maybe.

After all, kerosene itself can be used to illuminate ordinary people at night.

But......

Generally speaking, all new things that come out, at the beginning, must be the exclusive preserve of the rich.

What Li Chong hopes most is to make money from the rich.

Therefore......

In the end, this kerosene may have to be sold for forty or fifty yuan a catty.

Anyway, it's definitely cheaper than lighting a candle.

Nowadays, a candle in Datang, even if it is the cheapest, probably costs twenty or thirty yuan.

If it is sold at such a price, it will directly increase by four or five times, and the profit will not only be 780,000 yuan, but 350,000 yuan, or even 400,000 yuan.

If you count gasoline and diesel......

This gasoline and diesel must have more oil and water than kerosene.

So......

Li Zhong estimated that once in these three months, the oil transported back could be sold for at least 1 million guan to 1.5 million guan.

If he is a little more black-hearted, it is estimated that two million will not be a big problem.

Let's say you also have to remove some of the labor costs.

There is also the cost of raising an army.

It should be easy to earn a million yuan on that trip.

And if he can build ten more such ships, then this is Datang's tax revenue for a year.

That's the terrible thing about this oil extraction.

But......

Thinking so much now.

Still useless.

The premise is that you have to find the oil and extract it smoothly.

Li Chong could only say......

There is still a lot of unknown.

But what else can I do?

Even if there are a thousand difficulties in front of you, you have to do it.

If you do it, you will have the opportunity to make money.

If you don't do it, you won't get anything.

In order to avoid becoming Emperor Yang of Sui in the end, Li Chong also had an expectation in his heart.

Within three or five years, if you can't finish it, then ten years.

If you can't do it in ten years, then it will take twenty years.

In a word......

It can be done until it can be done.

During his inspection of Yangzhou this time, Li Chong had a feeling that it would be difficult to complete the inspection within three to five years.

After all......

They still have a lot of work to do.

Including the exploration of oil.

However, for oil exploration, he had already sent people out early.

That is, in July and August of the previous year.

At this moment.

Prospectors must have arrived at least in India.

With the opening of the road a hundred years before the country of Jiaozhi, it should not be difficult to reach India.

If it can be solved with money, then Li Chong hopes that he can obtain the right to exploit an oil field without fighting.

But if you have to fight......

There is no way around that.

It can only be a fight.

Chinese New Year's Eve.

Everyone went to rest and went to the lantern festival.

Li Chong was the only one who sighed with a few sighs.

Only he knows how difficult it is to extract oil.

I stayed in Yangzhou for another half a month.

After the Shangyuan Festival, Li Chong returned to Luoyang.

Looking at Du Mu, who was having a lot of fun, Li Chong seemed to remember that this guy seemed to have written a poem.

I read it out right away.

Down-and-out rivers and lakes carrying wine,

Chu's waist is slender and his palm is light.

Ten years of Yangzhou dream,

Won the name of Qinglou Bo Xing.

Du Mu immediately came to his senses and asked, "Who wrote this poem, it seems to be okay." ”

The main thing is to write out the characteristics of Yangzhou's beauties.

Chu's waist is slender and his palm is light.

At all, she doesn't look like a beauty in Luoyang at all.

The beauties of Luoyang are all plump and full.

Li Chong said: "Written by an unlucky guy who was demoted to Yangzhou." ”

Du Mu: "So who is it?" ”

Li Chong: "Maybe it's you." Otherwise, how about I let you sit in Yangzhou in the future? ”

Du Mu: "Your Majesty won't be joking, right?" ”

Li Chong: "Don't you like Yangzhou very much?" ”

Du Mu: "Kechen prefers Luoyang. ”

Li Chong: "Grow up quickly." ”

Everyone pricked up their ears, Your Majesty's words implied a deep meaning, in the future, this Du Mu should not be the prime minister.

Let's be honest!

They can't see that Du Mu has any talent at present, except that this person is indeed a bit uninhibited and suave.

But there is also one thing to say!

If they could also be born in a big family like the Du family, they would probably be able to be dignified and graceful regardless of the details.

Because you are used to seeing the world when you are young, then the temperament and feeling of the whole person must be different.

is like Li Bai, whose identity background is definitely not ordinary.

At least......

Li Bai's family must not lack money.

Otherwise......

Why does he have a lot of flowers, horses, and daughters, and Hu'er will exchange for fine wine.

With Wang Lun's love for him?

Of course!

I don't rule out the possibility of that.

Sea!

For a long time to come, it will become an important national policy of Datang.

At the same time as Li Chong left Yangzhou.

There were ten steel warships, as well as many wooden merchant ships, as well as craftsmen, who also went to Cochin to do business.

Naturally, the ship was filled with a lot of books, as well as printed editions.

Before......

There has always been only others who come to Datang to do business.

Right now......

Datang is also going to someone else's territory to do business.

Books such as "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Do You Know" will also have a long-term impact on readers such as Liao and Jiaozhi in the coming period.

Liao.

Liaodong City.

As soon as this "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" went on sale, its reputation went straight to the palace.

Even Li Zixin and his brother felt that this was indeed well written after reading it.

Few people can connect all the deeds in the history books into a whole story.

As for after seeing "Do You Know", he didn't understand at first, how this book is more famous than "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", after all, it is about a woman, what is there to see?

But one day it was too boring, so I picked it up again and looked at it, but I didn't expect it......

At this time, I was suddenly able to watch it again.

Maybe it's because there's really nothing to do.

And then I found out......

Once you read this book, it's really good.

Some people even directly commented that this book is about a woman's story on the surface, but in fact, it is a woman and a pseudo-man.

In a word......

As people began to interpret it, the deeper meaning of the book became deeper and deeper, just like the Dream of Red Mansions.

Of course!

It cannot be denied that Li Chong certainly did not write as well as Dream of Red Mansions. But...... Li Chong thinks that it is almost the same.

It's just that the ending of Dream of Red Mansions is relatively tragic, and his solution, relatively speaking, is relatively perfect.

Dream of Red Mansions portrays feudal society.

His "Know" also depicts feudal society.

After reading the characters in it, Li Zixin's brother seemed to understand a little why his sister dared to marry the imperial grandson of the Tang Dynasty.

Isn't there an answer in this book?

He even wondered if it could have been written by his sister.

But......

This is not very likely.

After all......

His own sister, does Li Zixin have that ability, doesn't he know yet?

When I finished listening to it, I sold the past records at about the same time.

Only then did he understand why this book was admired by so many people, especially women.

The lyrics in this record "Fighting" are the meaning that women have to make their own decisions and pursue their own happiness, and women have often been the object of oppression for thousands of years.

As soon as this song came out, it didn't just happen to speak the hearts of many women.

For example, between families, why do you have to be the right person?

Why can't I marry someone I like?

In a word......

Either way, this is an opportunity for women to wake up.

Different protagonists in it will have different endings after taking different choices.

The greatness of this book is that it is......

Many people may live a lifetime without understanding what kind of role they are.

will only spend his life in a blur.

And in the book......

It is a figure that they can refer to.

Of course!

This kind of stuff is often fake.

If you rush to follow it, it will definitely not work.

But......

This does not prevent them from appreciating, understanding other people's lives, and then providing a comparison and reference for their own lives.

And then there's ......

This book is indeed a relief for boredom.

This is simply the biggest benefit for many women in Liao who can't go out in winter.

A man sits in front of the fire, sipping a small wine, and then.

Wouldn't it be nice to have such a leisurely day?

From the mouth of the businessman, Li Zixin's brother also learned that these things were all from Li Chong's handwriting.

At this time, he didn't pay too much attention to it.

Just laughing......

His Majesty of the Tang Dynasty, how could he still do business in person.

However, some courtiers reminded him not to be too careless.

The Ministry of Culture......

At least in his opinion, it's not that simple.

And......

Do they want to get one too?

Li Zixin's brother can only say that they also get one, what's the use?

None of them wrote "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

You say that there is a department dedicated to collecting taxes, but that is feasible.

And then......

The books sold to Liao are naturally not the same price as the books of the Tang Dynasty.

Of course!

In fact, it is not a price in the first place.

After all......

This shipping cost is different at the beginning.

……

On the way back from Yangzhou Shipyard.

After that, Li Zhong had to inspect the automobile factory.

In order to reduce the cost of manufacturing, it must be selected in a place where there is iron ore and coal supply, and the supply is convenient.

So......

This Shandong has become the only most preferred choice.

After a trip, in addition to seeing the output of Dongfeng Motor, Li Chong also took a trip to the places of interest here.

Let's see how the former residence of Li Qingzhao that I made back then is doing.

I have to say!

If you're on vacation, it's better to come here.

One ......

The weather and climate are good.

Secondly......

The scenery here is relatively atmospheric.

Although Yangzhou is also very good, I always feel that those buildings, scenery or whatever, are small.

It gives people the feeling of a small family.

And the words here......

It not only takes into account the atmosphere of northern architecture, but also lacks the elegance of the south of the Yangtze River.

It's a pity that there are no beauties to accompany you.

But......

With his busy appearance now, even if he is accompanied by a beauty, it is estimated that he is not in the mood to visit.

I can only go around with Du Mu and these people, take a look at the scenery here at will, and then go back.

Let's wait until the oil extraction stabilizes.

When the time comes......

Li thought that it was the time for him to really relax on vacation here.

This year until May.

Li Chong returned to Luoyang at this time.

Subsequently......

Li Chong had to devote himself to the education of his son and daughter.

However, he didn't have any specific ideas about what to train them to become.

I just know......

If you don't seize the opportunity when you are a child, it is estimated that it will be even more difficult to teach when you are older.

Thereupon......

To train them, Li Chong also found some people to deliberately rewrite some teaching materials for the two.

Let's be honest!

Things like the Four Books and the Five Classics are a bit outdated.

If you want to study, you need to study science and technology, history, and geography.

Science is the ladder of human progress.

History can help you understand what your predecessors did and what you should do when you come here.

As for geography, it is used to broaden the horizon.

Of course!

You say that filial piety should be taught.

All I can say is......

You can teach a little, but you must distinguish what is the correct filial piety.

You can't be foolish.

I can't say that whatever my father said was right.

That's definitely not going to work!

You have to have your own personality!

(End of chapter)